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# Find the coordinates of the foci, the vertices, the length of the major axis, the minor axis, the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse $4x^2+9y^2=36$

$\begin{array}{1 1}Eccentricity =\frac{\sqrt 5}{3}\quad Latus\; Rectum = \frac{8}{3} \\ Eccentricity =\frac{\sqrt 5}{2}\quad Latus \;Rectum = \frac{7}{3} \\Eccentricity =\frac{\sqrt 5}{3}\quad Latus \;Rectum = \frac{7}{3} \\ Eccentricity =\frac{\sqrt 5}{4}\quad Latus \;Rectum = \frac{8}{3} \end{array}$

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• Given an ellipse as follows:
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• The equation of the ellipse is $\large\frac{x^2}{a^2}$$+\large\frac{y^2}{b^2}$$=1$
• Compare the given equation to the general equation of the ellipse to infer $a$ and $b$.
• $C = \sqrt {a^2 - b^2}$
• Coordinates of foci are $(c,0)$ and $(-c,0)$
• The coordinates of the Vertex are $(a,0)$ and $(-a,0)$
• Length of major axis = $2a$, Length of minor axis = $2b$
• Eccentricity $e = \large\frac{c}{a}$
• Length of Latus Rectum = $\large\frac{2b^2}{a}$
Given the ellipse $4x^2+9y^2=36 \rightarrow \large\frac{x^2}{9}$$+\large\frac{y^2}{4}$$=1$
Since $9 \gt 4$, he major axis is along the y-axis.
On comparing the equation with $\large\frac{x^2}{a^2}$$+\large\frac{y^2}{b^2}$$=1 \rightarrow a = \sqrt {9} = 3$ and $b = \sqrt {4} =2$
$\Rightarrow c = \sqrt {a^2-b^2} = \sqrt{9-4} = \sqrt{5}$
1) The coordinates of the foci are $(\sqrt{ 5}, 0)$ and $(-\sqrt{ 5}, 0)$
2) The coordinates of the vertex are $(3,0)$ and $(-3,0)$
3) The Length of the major axis, $2a = 2 \times 3= 6$
4) The Length of the minor axis, $2b = 2 \times 2= 4$
5) The Eccentricity, $e = \large\frac{c}{a} $$= \large\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} 6) Length of Latus Rectum, \large\frac{2b^2}{a}$$ = \large\frac{2 \times 2^2}{3}$$= \large\frac{8}{3}$